We know what Jordan Peterson values. But the vexing question is this: Does it matter how he arrives at his rules? Here's my review of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Jordan B. Peterson (Toronto: Random House Canada; 409 pp., $25.95).

On this day, May 9, Merle Haggard and the Strangers recorded Merle's iconic song "Mama Tried" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. This song is rich with moral meaning, without at all sounding preachy.

This year, the Democrats held forth for your consideration Joe Kennedy III, who bravely drew his silver spoon on behalf of blue-collar wage-earners, the military, and law enforcement, but also in defense of Dreamers, the transgendered, and feminist protest-marchers.

Today's Treasury of Daily Prayer New Testament reading includes two verses that defy several fashionable categories. Romans 11:28-29: "As concerning the gospel, [the Jews] are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance."